United Nations investigators said Thursday there are "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes during strikes on Iran earlier this year, according to a report from Agence France-Presse (AFP).
The report, set to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, said US Tomahawk missile strikes hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab on February 28, killing over 150 people, including about 120 children.
The same report accused Iran's government of escalating "repressive laws" and "lethal force" against domestic protesters over rising living costs, saying at least 221 children were among those killed by security forces. The report said at least 29 men were executed between March and August in connection with the unrest.
The investigators urged the US, Israel, and Iran to cease hostilities and called for independent investigations into all parties.
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A UN probe says there are reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in two February air strikes on civilian sites in Iran, and that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in a deadly protest crackdown.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 17, 2026
Al Jazeera’s @sinemkoseoglu reports. pic.twitter.com/rzEGJy1UsF
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